Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 65.2% more expensive than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 89.1% more in Monaco
- Groceries
-
pay 36.2% less in Monaco
- Transportation
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pay 47.4% more in Monaco
- Housing
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pay 3.1 times more in Monaco
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.4% more in Monaco
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Monaco are more expensive than in Charlotte Amalie. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monaco.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 89.1% more for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$20.90
€19.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$12.33
€11.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$4.67
€4.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$7.08
€6.49
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$6.56
€6.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.04
€7.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$7.10
€6.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.56
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.76
€4.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.07
€1.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
€1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
€1.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.46
€1.33
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$8.55
€7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.58
€21.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,276.05
€42,390.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.36
€18.65
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$61.09
€55.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$8,084.96
€7,406.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$6,430.58
€5,890.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$235.04
€215.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,089.94
€1,914.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$42,736.55
€39,148.61
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$8.57
€7.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$6.62
€6.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$13.40
€12.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$515.79
€472.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.86
€11.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$174.43
€159.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.29
€68.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$219.18
€200.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$625.91
€573.36
|
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